depending on your computer, its default bios settings and other installed devices, you may have to enable a pci slot and assign an irq value prior to installing mpeg moviemaker 200s boards.
to install mpeg moviemaker 200s boards:
1. make sure that your computer is switched off.
2. remove the cover from the computer.
3. select a pci slot and remove the slot cover.
4. insert the mpeg moviemaker 200s board into the vacant slot and secure it with the screw from the previously removed slot cover.
5. replace the computer cover after connecting all the cables.
6. switch your computer on again.
7. connect video and audio sources to mpeg moviemaker 200s.
for instructions on how to connect mpeg moviemaker 200s
basic/networker and mpeg moviemaker 200s publisher to audio and video sources, refer to pages 4 and 6 respectively.
connecting moviemaker 200s basic/networker
figure 1: the moviemaker 200s basic/networker
1. audio connections: connect the audio source as follows:
·audio input: use the two stereo minijack audio cables to connect the unbalanced audio source to a in and a out on the board's bracket (figure 2).
figure 2: the stereo minijack audio cable (wca2274)
2. video connections: connect the video source as follows:
·s-video. use the s-video minidin cable to connect an s-video source to
s-video on the moviemaker board's bracket (figure 3).
figure 3: the s-video minidin cable (wca2210)
·composite. use two video bnc cables to connect a composite video source to v in and v out on the moviemaker board's bracket (figure 4).
figure 4: the video bnc cables (bza3636)
connecting mpeg moviemaker 200s publisher
figure 5: the mpeg moviemaker 200s publisher
1. audio connections: connect the audio source as follows:
·use the provided audio feature cable to connect your audio source to moviemaker 200s publisher. the audio feature cable has a micro d15 pin connector, which plugs into the connector on the moviemaker board's bracket.
figure 6: the audio feature cable (wca3469)
·if your audio source is balanced audio. connect the audio feature cable's xlr female connectors labeled bal. audio right and bal. audio left to your analog audio source. connect the micro d15 pin connector to moviemaker 200s publisher (figure 6).
·if your audio source is unbalanced audio. use the unbalanced-tobalanced (rca to xlr) adapter cable to convert from an unbalanced audio source to a balanced audio source. connect the balanced audio source as described for balanced audio sources (figure 7).
figure 7: the rca to xlr adapter cable (wca3475)
·digital audio input. use the audio feature cable's xlr connector labled dig. video to connect a digital audio source (aes/ebu) to the moviemaker board (figure 6) at page 6 illustrates the audio feature cable (catalog number wca3469).
·time code. use the audio feature cable's bnc connector to connect an ltc time code source to the moviemaker board. the bnc connector is labeled ltc (figure 6).
2. video connections: connect the video source as follows:
·serial digital input (sdi). use the video bnc cable to connect an sdi source to the moviemaker board (figure 8).
figure 8: the video bnc (bza3636)
·s-video. use the 2?ábnc minidin cable to connect an s-video source to moviemaker 200s publisher with the cable labeled y to connector comp/y and the cable labeled c to connector c (figure 9).
figure 9: 2×bnc minidin cable (wca3132)
·composite. use the video bnc cable to connect a composite source to moviemaker 200s publisher (figure 10).
figure 10: the video bnc cable (bza3636)
connecting video and audio preview
mpeg moviemaker 200s publisher allows you to preview video and audio.
to preview video and audio, you have to install the optional preview card and connect it to the installed moviemaker board. the video preview is composite and the audio preview is dolby digital or analog unbalanced audio.
to install the preview card:
1. make sure that your computer is switched off.
2. remove the cover from the computer.
3. select a vacant slot as close as possible to the board and remove the slot cover.
4. insert the preview card and secure it with the screws from the previously removed slot cover.
5. connect the board's video and audio previe w as illustrated at page 10.
6. place the cover back onto the computer.
7. connect external components to the preview card as illustrated at page 11.
8. switch your computer on again.
9. connect video and audio sources to mpeg moviemaker 200s publisher as described at page 6.
figure 11: the preview card connected to moviemaker 200s publisher
1. connect the preview card to the board as follows:
·use the mcx rg179 cable (catalog number wca3334) to connect j1 on the moviemaker board to j7 on the preview card.
·use the cable with catalog number wca3681 to connect jp1 (labeled digital audio out on the moviemaker board) to j5 on the preview card.
·use the second cable with catalog number wca3681 to connect jp2 (labeled digital audio out on the moviemaker board) to j4 on the preview card.
2. connect the preview card to external components as follows:
·use the d-9/xlr male cable to connect the preview card to a dolby digital amplifier (figure 12).
figure 12: d9/xlr male cable (wca3799)
·use the video bnc cable to connect the preview card to a tv monitor (figure 13).
figure 13: the video bnc cable (bza3636)
·you can use the audio preview socket to connect to a headphone.
when you connect the moviemaker board to an output monitor, the signal transmits continuously. to switch the video preview off, disconnect moviemaker 200s publisher from the output monitor.
connecting the device control cable
the vtr device control cable kit is compatible with rs-232 serial ports and sony rs-422 controlled vtrs. the vtr device control cable kit (catalog number asu 0911) is illustrated in figure 14.
figure 14: vtr device control cable kit (asu 0911)
the vtr device control cable kit includes the following components:
·rs-232 db 9/db 25 adapter. you will need to use the adapter only if your computer's com port has 9 pins.
·rs-232/rs-422 converter (figure 15).
·9-pin extension cable.
figure 15: rs-232/rs-422 converter
the rs-232/rs-422 converter has two ends:
·the female db-25 end connects to the computer's rs-232 port.
·the male db-9 end connects to the 9-pin extension cable.
connection methods
it is possible to connect the rs-232 db 9/db 25 adapter directly to your computer or to the vtr serial port. it is however recommended to connect the adapter to the computer's com port, because the cable then carries rs422 signals, which are less sensitive to electromagnetic interference.
·if the computer's com port has 25 pins, you can connect the rs-232/rs-422 converter directly to it.
·if the computer's com port has 9 pins, you must use the db 9 to db 25 adapter to bridge between the rs-232/rs-422 converter and the computer's com port.